The person is none other than her bargain grandmother, Wang Chunhua.
Wang Chunhua approached carrying a half basket of eggs, her face full of smiles directed at her, making her shudder in disgust.
Instinct told her, this old woman must be up to no good again.
Just as this thought crossed her mind, Wang Chunhua spoke: "Xiaoxiao, done with work? Is your job at the departnt store tiring?"
Su Xiaoxiao tactically retreated: "Grandma, if you have sothing to say, just say it directly, you’re scaring like this."
Wang Chunhua’s smile froze: "What nonsense, grandma’s just here to check on you guys, right? I was tricked by your second aunt last ti, how was I supposed to know her intentions were so malicious? It was grandma’s fault before, but from now on, I’ll treat all you kids equally."
Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the sky; the sun wasn’t rising from the west, was it? Why was the old woman suddenly talking nonsense?
Seeing her remain silent, Wang Chunhua’s smile turned a bit awkward.
"Xiaoxiao, look at these eggs; I specially brought them to help you guys nourish yourselves. I’ve been saving them for almost half a month."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the basket of eggs. If she rembered correctly, these eggs were veteran actors.
When Second Aunt ca last ti, she brought them, but after not gaining any benefits, took them away again.
She was planning to go through the motions again with these eggs; it wasn’t easy for the eggs either.
Su Xiaoxiao’s face remained expressionless: "Grandma, just say what you need to say; no need for the eggs, we have enough at ho."
Wang Chunhua frowned, why was this stubborn girl so hard to deal with? No wonder I didn’t like her since she was little.
But needing her help this ti, she forced a smile: "Xiaoxiao, I heard recently you’ve been buying mugwort in large amounts in the village. It doesn’t seem appropriate for a young unmarrried girl to be out and about like this. How about letting your eldest cousin help you?"
"Your mom’s health isn’t good, and your two brothers are not often ho. Coincidentally, your eldest cousin is idle at ho with nothing to do, how about letting him help for a couple of days?"
Help? Why didn’t she believe it?
Zhang Guifang obviously hadn’t found out her mugwort sales channels and was attempting a roundabout strategy, wasn’t she?
Quite the clever plan, but unfortunately, she wasn’t biting.
"Grandma, I’m just helping a friend with purchases; it’s only for a few days. I’ll be done soon, and since Big Cousin is ant for bigger things, no need to bother him with such trivial matters."
Wang Chunhua was taken aback by her words, trying to keep her cool: "Child, don’t worry about whether it’s a bother. We’re family; no need to be so distant."
Su Xiaoxiao held back her urge to roll her eyes: "No need, really. I’ve got Fourth and Fifth helping , it’s all good."
Just then, Liu Cuilan returned from work, and seeing Wang Chunhua at the door, couldn’t help but be puzzled: "Mom, what brings you here?"
Upon seeing her, Wang Chunhua’s smile brightened: "Eldest daughter-in-law, it’s like this..."
She repeated the words she’d just told Su Xiaoxiao, and upon finishing, noticed Liu Cuilan’s face darkened.
She knew her mother-in-law had co with no good intentions.
Since the ti Father Su was around, she’d been biased towards the second family, and now it’s even more so.
If it weren’t for the fact that her third child found a good job, her mother-in-law probably wouldn’t have even looked at them properly.
After listening to Wang Chunhua, Liu Cuilan’s face imdiately turned cold.
She figured correctly; her mother-in-law was here to butter them up, still for the second family.
It sounded nice, saying it was help, but really, she wanted to know her third child’s mugwort sales route.
"Mom, you should head back. We have plenty of idle people at ho, no need to trouble Zhiqiang coming over."
Unexpectedly, even this usually compliant eldest daughter-in-law would say such a thing, Wang Chunhua’s face dropped instantly.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, you shouldn’t speak so much. We’re family, interconnected like bones and muscles. Now that your life is better, morally and rationally, you should support the second family."
"You can’t live well and disregard the second family’s life or death; they are the kids’ real uncles and aunties. It would be shaful for others to talk."
Su Xiaoxiao was speechless, this cheap grandma was showing favoritism without a limit.
During the tough tis, they didn’t hear a word from her, but now that their lives are better, she wants to use moral coercion?
Not waiting for her to speak, Liu Cuilan chid in: "Mom, you’re right, we’re all family, definitely need to support each other. So tomorrow, let Zhiqiang co help..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Chunhua smiled: "That’s right, we’re family. You can’t just live well by yourselves, disregarding the second family’s life..."
Before finishing, Liu Cuilan calmly added: "Right, this mugwort business needs capital, so let’s have Zhiqiang share the upfront cost together."
"Eh?"
Wang Chunhua was a little dazed: "Zhiqiang’s just coming to help, why should he share the cost with you?"
"Mom, now you’re talking wrongly, we are family, so after Zhiqiang shares the cost, when we earn profits we should split them with him too, right?"
"Well..."
Wang Chunhua hesitated, she originally planned with the second daughter-in-law just to have Zhiqiang see the sales route, figuring it out so they could do it individually.
Who knew the eldest daughter-in-law was so cunning and clever.
"Hey, this business requires upfront capital to continue, coincidentally we are short on capital for the next batch of mugwort. Mom, you really helped us a lot."
Wang Chunhua’s smile disappeared completely, only after a while did she ask: "How much capital is needed?"
Su Xiaoxiao held out one finger.
Wang Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief: "Only a hundred? No problem, I can agree right now."
Little did she know her words were barely out when Su Xiaoxiao slowly said: "Grandma, it’s not a hundred, it’s a thousand."
"What?"
Wang Chunhua never imagined such a small mugwort business needed such a sizable capital, it disturbed her instantly.
"Mom, a thousand is no small amount. You had better head back and discuss with the second daughter-in-law."
Su Xiaoxiao chid in with a bright smile: "Yes, Grandma, a thousand isn’t a small number, you must think it over."
Saying this, she grabbed the basket of eggs from Wang Chunhua: "Thanks, Grandma, we’ll take these eggs back to eat."
Finished speaking, she linked arms with Liu Cuilan and went inside.
Wang Chunhua only realized she had lost out after hearing the courtyard gate close.
No way, she couldn’t let it go like this. She had to go back and discuss with the second daughter-in-law, she couldn’t let the basket of eggs be wasted.
Thinking of this, she took a glance at the tightly shut courtyard gate and hurriedly left.
Listening to the footsteps leave the courtyard, Liu Cuilan sighed deeply.
Su Xiaoxiao linked arms with her entering, feeling a bit lancholic. No, she couldn’t let her mom keep being bullied by the bargain grandma and the second aunt; the best way was to break ties with those people.
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